Math-Probability?

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A poker hand (5 cards) is drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards. Find the probability for the following events. (Round your answers to 6 decimal places.)

(a)
The first four cards are the four aces.

(b)
Any four cards are the four aces.

2006-10-18 14:12:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

2 answers

(A) ROUNDS TO 0.000000, so aren't you glad you wanted six decimal places? The full answer is 4x3x2x1/52x51x50x49 or
.000000102605

(b) the full answer is answer (a) x 48 or 0.000004925047

2006-10-18 14:24:09 · answer #1 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

The probability is just 52 X 4 and then again

2006-10-18 21:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by ADogg 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋